The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 101-99 on Apr 7, 2021 at TD Garden.
Final · TD Garden
Top performers
- RJ Barrett led the Knicks with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.
New York Knicks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Barrett | 36 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10-14 | 6-6 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Julius Randle | 37 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9-23 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Derrick Rose | 27 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Alec Burks | 23 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Elfrid Payton | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Nerlens Noel | 27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Obi Toppin | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Taj Gibson | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Team | 241 | 99 | 39 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 35-84 | 16-33 | 13-16 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Boston Celtics box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 36 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12-26 | 5-13 | 3-7 | 1 |
| Jayson Tatum | 42 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10-21 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 36 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-11 | 3-6 | 6-6 | 4 |
| Tristan Thompson | 22 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 2 |
| Robert Williams III | 25 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Payton Pritchard | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Grant Williams | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 202 | 89 | 47 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 32-77 | 11-33 | 14-20 | 12 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Knicks · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 5, 2021: NY 112, BKN 114 · Next Apr 9, 2021: MEM 129, NY 133
- Celtics · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 6, 2021: PHI 106, BOS 96 · Next Apr 9, 2021: MIN 136, BOS 145